The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 960: Blame the Celestial Kingdom



As Vaan stared into the dark depths of the Dragon Vein, which was slightly illuminated by the faint traces of golden dragon blood aimlessly drifting through the water, black mutant

serpents occasionally emerged from within.

Although the black mutant serpents were all dumbfounded and shocked by Vaan and the dragon-serpent leader's presence, they only offered their brief respects before moving on. At their level, they didn't dare impose on whatever business the Clan Leader had in the Dragon Vein. As such, they could only look for other clan members in the spire region to satisfy their curiosity.

Nevertheless, based on Vaan's observation, the Black Serpent Clan didn't have much of a restriction on its clan members' entry to the Dragon Vein.

It seemed anyone could enter and harvest golden dragon blood if they were capable.

"Has your clan fully explored the Dragon Vein?" Vaan casually asked.

"Haha..." the dragon-serpent leader gave a dry laugh in response before saying, "As much as we would like to, it's not that easy, my Lord. The Dragon Vein has its own dangers."

"Oh? What kind of dangers are there in the Dragon Vein?" Vaan casually smiled with curiosity.

"The deeper one ventures inside the Dragon Vein, the stronger the water pressure and density. The water pressure itself isn't too much of a problem. However, there aren't many life forms that can resist the water density, my Lord," the dragon-serpent leader mentioned.

"In the Dragon Vein's deeper layers, breathing in fluid water becomes as difficult as trying to breathe in adhesive-covered ice; not only is it heavy and sticky, but also harder to expel from the body."

"It's almost impossible to extract oxygen from it. If too much high-density water is breathed into the body, death by suffocation will be the only outcome unless timely rescue is

received," the dragon-serpent leader stated.

After listening to the dragon-serpent leader's explanation, Vaan stared inside the Dragon Vein with increasing fascination and interest.

"So, how far has your clan actually explored, Sutu?" Vaan asked.

"Personally, I have only reached the fifth layer. Any further, and the water density and golden dragon blood content become too much for me to handle, my Lord," Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu answered honestly.

"I see," Vaan uttered with understanding.

Extracting oxygen from the water in the deeper layers of the Dragon Vein was a problem, but poisoning from high golden dragon blood content was also another hidden danger.

"It seems no one has fully explored the Dragon Vein, then?" Vaan mused.

"I can't say much for the other ruling marine clans, but if their Dragon Vein's situation is anything like ours, then they should have encountered the same problem, my Lord," Dragon- Serpent Leader Sutu replied.

There was never a shortage of golden dragon blood.

However, due to the excessive harvesting of golden dragon blood from the Dragon Vein over the years, there was hardly any golden dragon blood left in the safer layers.

If one wanted to obtain a substantial amount of golden dragon blood, entering the deeper layers was the only way. However, doing so was also not much different from entering the jaws of death.

Even Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu could hardly collect enough golden dragon blood for his clan's needs.

However, now that he had become a Gold-scaled Dragon-Serpent at Sixth-stage Divine Warrior, it might be possible for him to challenge the Dragon Vein's deeper layers.

"Interesting," Vaan uttered thoughtfully.

Based on Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu's information, the Dragon Vein's deeper layers didn't seem all that dangerous to him.

After all, he had ways to ward off the high golden dragon blood content. He also had his own oxygen tank and didn't need to breathe water like marine life forms.

Did the marine clans have no special methods to guard against such dangers?

Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu seemed to have sensed Vaan's doubt, so he quickly explained, "At the deeper layers, unpredictable changes also exist, my Lord."

"The Dragon Vein experiences sporadic surges of water current in the sixth layer and beyond. No one has ever been able to calculate its unpredictable nature. For this reason, no one dares to challenge the sixth layer anymore."

"We have lost a good number of clan members to the sixth layer in the past. Anyone caught in the water surge would be instantly incapacitated, which is not much different from a death sentence," Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu stated.

Despite saying that much, Vaan's interest did not wane. In fact, it only grew further.

Seeing how he was so interested in Dragon Vein, Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu suddenly recalled something he might enjoy learning about.

"My Lord, did you know? Legend says a ninth sea exists in the heart of the Dragon Vein - A golden sea of just golden dragon blood. Alas, I don't think we will ever find out if it's true or not," Dragon-Serpent Leader Sutu mentioned with a soft sigh.

It was a pity that no one could access such a treasured sea if it existed.

"That may not be the case, Sutu," Vaan thought differently.

Wouldn't the Celestial Kingdom possess the knowledge and technology to overcome the dangers of the Dragon Vein?

Furthermore, if the Celestial Kingdom knew about the Dragon Vein, it had no reason to ignore such valuable resources.

Vaan believed the Celestial Kingdom had already established a big base in the heart of the Dragon Vein and had a monopoly on the golden dragon blood.

Otherwise, the Celestial Kingdom wouldn't have allowed the eight ruling marine clans to enjoy the benefits of the golden dragon blood.

The Celestial Kingdom didn't care about the leftover crumbs after taking the big cake.

"There's a high chance the Celestial Kingdom is occupying the heart of the Dragon Vein. The unpredictable water surges in the deeper layers might also be the Celestial Kingdom's doing to keep others out," Vaan speculated.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"If that is truly the case, this Celestial Kingdom is truly a vile existence, my Lord," Dragon- Serpent Leader Sutu said gloomily after being stunned by Vaan's speculation.

He felt anger boiling up inside him just by thinking about the possibility.

After all, the Celestial Kingdom had already occupied the absolute position and lorded over the Boundless Sea. The Ocean Master only needed to give the word, and no marine clan would dare to enter the Dragon Vein.

Did it need to drive so many innocent and talented members of the eight ruling marine clans

to their deaths all this time?

"Truly vile, indeed," Vaan nodded with a smile.

Although he wasn't completely sure if the Celestial Kingdom was responsible for the unpredictable water surge, it wasn't difficult to pin the blame on it.

Knowing the Celestial Kingdom's selfishness was enough for Vaan to understand that they couldn't share the same world. Their clash over different values and ideals was inevitable.

Humans could hardly tolerate each other, so how could two different human civilizations tolerate each other?